TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Documents
• Reference Materials
• Essays
• Feminist Theology
• Liberation Theology
• Black Theology
• Organizations
• Directories

CONTENTS BY CATEGORY

Systematic Theology / Doctrinal Theology

• Christology.
• Trinity, Faith and Revelation.
• Ecclesiology.
• Christian Anthropology.
• Jewish and Christian Foundations of Violence and Nonviolence.

Moral Theology

• Fundament Moral Theology
• Christian Social Ethics
• General Theory
• Social Morality
• Sexual Morality
• Medical Ethics
• Business Ethics
• Birth and Death Issues
• Miscellaneous Links
• Directories

• Athanasius (295-373)

  • On the Incarnation.

  • Against the Arians, Book III (356-358). [188K].

• Congregation for Doctrine, Libertatis Nuntius (1984)

  • Instruction on Certain Aspects of the "Theology of Liberation". [60K].

  • Libertatis Nuntius, Spanish translation. [63K text, 1K graphics].

• Council of Chalcedon, Definition (451 AD)

  • Definition of Chalcedon, and Notes.

  • Definizione della fede. Italian translation.

• Cyril of Alexandria, The Letter of Cyril to John of Antioch. Quotes what is sometimes called the Ephesine Creed or the Formula of Reunion (433).

• Gregory of Nyssa, Against Apollinarius. With an introduction. [238K].

• Irenæus, Against Heresies (181-189).

• Leo I, Letter to Flavian, commonly known as the "Tome of Leo" (451 AD)

  • Lettera di Papa Leone, a Flaviano vescovo di Costantinopoli su Eutiche. Italian translation. [66K].

  • The Tome of St. Leo.

• Origen (c. 185-254), De Principiis.

• Ma Teresa Porcile, Cristología en femenino. If you read Spanish, don't miss this article on feminist Christology, with an excellent background in historical theology. Highly recommended.

• Tertullian

  • On the Flesh of Christ.

  • Against Praxeas.

• Alexander of Alexandria, Epistles on the Arian Heresy and the Deposition of Arius (324). [63K].

• Athanasius (295-373), Against the Arians, Book I (356-358). [182K].

• Augustine, De Trinitate (399-419)

  • On the Trinity. Arthur West Haddan translation, revised by William G.T. Shedd. Each book in its own file.

• Council of Nicea I (325 AD), Canons.

  • The Canons of the 318 Holy Fathers Assembled in the City of Nice, in Bithynia.

• Gregory of Nazianzus, The Third Theological Oration: On the Son (380).

• Gregory of Nyssa, On "Not Three Gods"--To Ablabius (390).

• Robert Longman, The Spirit in the Trinity (1997). A nice concise summary of the early Church's belief and teaching concerning the divinity of the Holy Spirit. From the Apostolic Fathers to Nicea, with some thoughts on the filioque.

• Nicene Creed (325).

• Vatican I, Dei Filius (Dogmatic Constitution on the Catholic Faith, 24 April 1870)

  • Dogmatic Constitution on the Catholic Faith. [63K].

• Vatican II, Dei Verbum (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, 1965)

  • Dei Verbum, English. [37K text, 25K graphics].

• Augustine, De civitate Dei (413-426)

  • City of God. Marcus Dods translation, from A Select Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, first series, vol. 2. Each book in its own file.

  • City of God. Marcus Dods translation, from NPNF, vol. 2. Lacks notes. Split into small files of about five chapters each.

• Congregation for Doctrine, Libertatis Nuntius (1984)

  • Instruction on Certain Aspects of the "Theology of Liberation". [60K].

• Cyprian (c. 200-258)

  • On the Unity of the Catholic Church

    • On the Unity of the Catholic Church.

  • To Donatus (c. 246). Written shortly after Cyprian's baptism. Included as the first of his letters in The Ante-Nicene Fathers, but sometimes classified among his treatises. The benefits of baptism and the sordidness of pagan society.

• Episcopal Conferences: Historical, Canonical & Theological Studies, ed. Thomas J. Reese (1989). Originally published by Georgetown University Press. Full text available online. Includes essays by Avery Dulles, Joseph A. Komonchak, Ladislas Orsy, and others.

• Yuri Koszarycz, Models of the Church According to Avery Dulles. Explanation, history, and opinion of some of Dulles's "models." [26K text, 30K graphics].

• Vatican II, Lumen Gentium (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, 1964)

  • Lumen Gentium, English. [197K text, 24K graphics].

• Augustine, Confessiones (397-401)

  • Confessions. Albert C. Outler translation. Split into files of about three chapters each.

  • Confessions. E.B. Pusey translation. Each paragraph in its own file. With concordances and word frequency lists.

  • The Confessions of Augustine: An Electronic Edition. Latin text, with introduction and commentary by James J. O'Donnell. Online version of 1992 book.

• Council of Trent

  • Decree Concerning Original Sin (1546)

    • Decree Concerning Original Sin.

    • Decreto sobre el pecado original. Spanish translation. With the Decree on Reform issued at the same session.

  • Decree on Justification (1547)

    • Decree on Justification.

• Irenæus, Against Heresies (181-189). This is nicely divided by book and chapter, so that you can find exactly the sections you want.

• John Paul II, Mulieris Dignitatem (1988)

  • Mulieris Dignitatem, English. [155K text, 27K graphics].

• Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Summa Theologica

  • I, Q75: Man who is composed of a spiritual and corporeal substance: and in the first place, concerning what belongs to the essence of the soul.

  • I, Q76: The union of body and soul.

  • I, Q92: The production of the woman.

  • I, Q95: Things pertaining to the first man's will.

  • I, Q98, A2: Whether in the state of innocence there would have been generation by coition?

  • I-II, Q1: Man's last end.

  • I-II, Q13: Choice, which is an act of the will with regard to the means.

  • I-II, Q82: Original sin, as to its essence.

  • I-II, Q83: The subject of original sin.

  • I-II, Q85: The effects of sin.

• Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes (1965)

  • Gaudium et Spes (On the Church in the Modern World). English translation. [215K text, 6K graphics].

• Augustine

  • Against Two Letters of the Pelagians (c. 420).

  • City of God. Marcus Dods translation, from A Select Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, first series, vol. 2. Each book in its own file.

• Bible Gateway. Probably the easiest way to read entire chapters of the Bible online. Just type in a book name and chapter number. This site is sometimes very busy.

• Christian Peacemaker Teams

• Cyprian (c. 200-258)

  • On the Advantage of Patience.

  • To Demetrian.

• William Lloyd Garrison, Declaration of Sentiments (1833). With portrait and introduction.

• Lactantius (c. 240-c. 320), Divine Institutes.

• NCCB/USCC, The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response (1983). Split into two files of about 150K each.

• Pax Christi USA A Catholic pacifist organization.

• Resources in Just War Theory. Bibliography and web links, with some annotations. Part of Ethics Updates, at the University of San Diego.

• Tertullian

  • Apology (198-203).

  • De Corona Militis (211). [54K].

  • On Idolatry (c. 212). [80K].

  • Patience (198-203). [59K].

• Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Summa Theologica II-II, Q40: On War.

Moral Theology

• Fundament Moral Theology

• Christian Social Ethics

• General Theory

• Social Morality

• Sexual Morality

• Medical Ethics

• Business Ethics

• Birth and Death Issues

• Miscellaneous Links

• Directories

• Anselm (1033-1109), Basic Writings: Proslogium; Monologium; Gaunilon's On behalf of the fool; Cur Deus homo.

• Apostolic Constitutions (late 3rd or early 4th C.). Syrian.

• Augustine, De gratia Christi et de peccato originali (418). An anti-Pelagian treatise.

  • A Treatise on the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin. Peter Holmes translation, revised by B.B. Warfield. Each book in its own file.

• Dietrich Bonhoeffer Home Page. [15K text, 63K graphics].

• André Castonguay, Route des hommes, route de Dieu. [6K text, 65K graphics]. Collection of original theological essays in French, many of them dealing with moral theology.

• Congregation for Doctrine, Inter Insigniores (1976). Dismisses the idea that the Catholic Church might ordain women to the priesthood.

• Council of Orange II (529 AD), Canons.

• Desiderius Erasmus, The Praise of Folly (1642)

  • The Praise of Folly. English translation by Betty Radice, 1971.

• The Ethics of Belief, ed. A.J. Burger (1994). Nineteenth-century discussion of when, or whether, belief is legitimate. What role has evidence to play? Includes complete text of "The Ethics of Belief," by William Kingdon Clifford, and of William James's famous essay "The Will to Believe." Often excerpted in philosophy of religion anthologies. Treat yourself and read the originals. Also available as a Microsoft Word file.

• Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification. Lutheran World Federation and Roman Catholic Church. Approved unanimously by the member bodies of the LWF. Formally agreed to by both parties on Reformation Sunday, 31 October 1999.

  • Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification.

• John Knox, The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women (1558). [135K]. A classic of shrill misogyny. His political situation had something to do with the argument.

• John Paul II, Ut Unum Sint (1995)

  • Ut Unum Sint, English translation. [157K text, 12K graphics].

• The Lonergan Web Site. [6K text, 65K graphics]. Dedicated to Canadian-born philosopher and theologian Bernard J.F. Lonergan (1904-1984).

• Joseph Magee, Thomistic Philosophy Page. Dr. Magee is more interested in Aquinas as a philosopher than as a theologian. Original essays on many areas of Thomistic philosophy.

• Ilse Mogensen, Kierkegaard on the Internet. The premier web site on Danish philosopher/theologian Søren Kierkegaard. Web sites rated by visitors, scholarly essays, announcements, discussion forum.

• Moral Theology. Subject guide comparable to this page.

• John Henry Newman (1801-1890)

  • An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent (1870). A brief quote gives the flavor of the text: "Deductions have no power of persuasion. The heart is commonly reached, not through the reason, but through the imagination, by means of direct impressions, by the testimony of facts and events."

  • On Consulting the Faithful in Matters of Doctrine (1859). Newman's thought was that the sensus fidelium can be a true barometer of orthodoxy. He points in particular to the Arian controversy, on which he was an expert. [112K].

• Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed (381). With commentary.

• Hugh O'Regan, Women's Ordination. Includes Ordinatio Sacerdotalis, Cardinal Ratzinger's Responsum, etc. Too wide for smaller monitors. [18K text, 49K graphics].

• Origen, Contra Celsum

  • Book 1.
  • Book 2.
  • Book 3.
  • Book 4.
  • Book 5.
  • Book 6.
  • Book 7.
  • Book 8.

• Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism (1993). [220K text, 27K graphics].

• Willibald Sandler, Karl Rahner - ein theologisches Leben (1904-1984). Brief biography, in German.

• Sant'Agostino. Italian-language site is in the process of making the opera omnia of Augustine available online, in Latin and Italian. Searchable.

• Nelia Beth Scovill, The Liberation of Women: Religious Sources. [82K text, 4K graphics]. Deals mostly with reproductive issues. Scovill teaches religious studies at Carroll College.

• Tertullian, Against Marcion (208-213).

• Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), The Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas. 2nd and rev. ed., trans. by the Fathers of the English Dominican Province, 1920.

• Thomas Instituut. [13K text, 45K graphics]. The most comprehensive web site on Thomas Aquinas.

• Rebecca Unsoeld, Hulda: Feminist Theology. Directory. Includes opposing views. Also a parallel page in German.

• World Council of Churches, Commission on Faith and Order, Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry (1982). Full text of this famous ecumenical document agreed to at Lima, Peru, and often referred to as "BEM," available online.

Instruction on the Ecclesial Vocation of the Theologian Issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, on May 24, 1990

Instruction on the Ecclesial Vocation of the Theologian Issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, on August 6, 1984
 

Glossary of Theological Terms From Blackwell Publishers in England. This glossary is taken from Alister McGrath's Christian Theology, Second Edition.

Glossary for the Study of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

A Dictionary of Theology This dictionary contains articles written by students of the Modern Western Theology seminars, either during or after the seminars and on figures both within and beyond the scope of the seminar.

Theologians and Religious Thinkers: A Guide to some Resources Abelard, Albert the Great, Anselm, Thomas Aquinas, Arminius, Athanasius, Augustine, Karl Barth, Bernard of Clarivaux, Jakob Boehme, Bonaventure, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martin Buber, Johann Heinrich Bullinger, Rudolf Bultmann, John Calvin, Clement of Alexandria, John Cobb, Yves Congar, Thomas Cranmer, Nicholas of Cusa, Mary Daly, Henri de Lubac, Meister Eckhart, Jonathan Edwards, Erasmus, John Scotus Eriugena, Hans Frei, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Stanley Hauerwas, Abraham Heschel, Irenaeus, Jerome, John of the Cross, Julian of Norwich, Thomas á Kempis, John Knox, Hans Küng, William Law, Bernard Lonergan, Ignatius Loyola, Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, Thomas Merton, Johann Baptist Metz, Jürgen Moltmann, John Henry Newman, Rheinhard Niebuhr, Gregory of Nyssa, Origen, Rudolf Otto, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Karl Rahner, Franz Rosenzweig, Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, Edward Schillebeeckx, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Menno Simons, Philipp Jacob Spener, Emanuel Swedenborg, Teresa of Avila, Paul Tillich, Thomas Torrance, David Tracy, Hans Urs Von Balthasar, John Wesley, George Whitefield, Ulrich Zwingli

A Guide to Thirteenth Century Theologians Researched and written by Gary Macy, Ph.D., Professor of Religious Studies, University of San Digeo

Theologians of the Twentieth Century Papers by students at Spring Hill College covering: Tissa Balasuriya, Gregory Baum, Leonardo Boff, Anne Carr, Yves Congar, Charles Curran, Jean Danielou, Avery Dulles, Gustavo Gutierrez, Bernard Haring, Elizabeth Johnson, Walter Kasper, Hans Kung, Richard McCormick, Sallie McFague, Johannes Metz, John Courtney Murray, Pheme Perkins, Karl Rahner, Joseph Ratzinger, Rosemary Radford Reuther, Edward Schillebeeckx, Elizabeth Schussler-Fiorenza, Hans Urs von Balthasar

Bibliographies for Theology Compiled by Fr. William Harmless, S.J. With special emphasis for books in the collection of Byrne Library, Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama
 

Reason, Faith, and Theology: An Interview with Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J. Article by James Martin, S.J. in America, 2001

'Faith and Reason': A Note on the New Encyclical Article by Avery Dulles, S.J. in America, 1998

The Role of the Theologian in Post-Modernity Prepared by Thomas Tynan, S.J. Based on Johann-Baptist Metz: The Vocabulary of Political Theology

Orthos Logos, Recta Ratio: Pope John Paul II, Nihilism, and Postmodern Philosophy Article by Michael Peters of the University of Auckland, New Zealand in the Journal for Christian Theological Research

The Pope as Chief Theologian of the Church Richard R. Gaillardetz, University of St. Thomas, Houston

Modes of Theological Argument Article by David Tracy in Theology Today, 1977

Styles of Theological Reflection for the Future Article by Gregory Baum in Theology Today, 1971

A Next Step for Catholic Theology Article by John Carmody in Theology Today, 1976

Where Is Theology Going? Article by Gregory Baum in Theology Today, 1969

An Overview of Catholic Theology Article by John J. Carey in Theology Today, 1973. "Perhaps an analysis of trends in Roman Catholic theology serves best to remind us that increasingly the problems of ecclesiology, humanness, and meaning transcend Protestant-Catholic categories, and that in reflecting upon these matters we have much to learn from our Roman Catholic counterparts."

Orientations to Roman Catholic Modernism C. J. T. Talar, Alvernia College

U.S. Hispanic/Latino Theology: The "Boom" and Beyond Jean-Pierre Ruiz, St. John's University, Jamaica

Decolonization of Theology Samuel Rayan, SJ [Vidyajyoti, Delhi]

Defending the Public Character of Theology David Tracy

Christian Theology and Morality Where Christian Theology and Morality rooted in the best of the past looks at contemporary problems ranging from human origins to birth control

The Gnostics A Survey of Gnostic Beliefs and Gnostic-Christian ties by Maged S. Mikhail of the Coptic Orthodox Church

Monophysitism Reconsidered By Fr. Matthias F. Wahba of the Coptic Orthodox Church

Raimundo Panikkar: Pluralism Without Relativism Article by Peter Gorday

Two Cheers for Thomas Aquinas Article by David Tracy

The Postmodern: Tracy, Taylor and Dogen Article by Charl le Roux in Religion and Theology

Politics and Political Theologians Article by Andrew M. Greeley in Theology Today, 1974

Political Theology Article by Jürgen Moltmann in Theology Today, 1971

Wanted: Theologians Who Are Theologians Article by Deane William Ferm in Theology Today, 1980

Theological Labels Article by George S. Hendry in Theology Today, 1980

How Pastoral Theology Functions Article by Robert L. Kinast in Theology Today, 1981

The Person and The Theologian Article by F.W. Dillistone in Theology Today, 1982

How Catholic is the Catholic Theological Society of America? Three Views Avery Dulles, Mary Ann Donovan, and Peter Steinfels in Commonweal, 1998

Church and Theology: From Here To Where? Article by J. A. T. Robinson in Theology Today, 1968

An Unexpected Tribute to the Theologian  Article by Rosemary Ruether in Theology Today, 1970

Salvific Preaching, Mission, and Doing Theology 1990 address by Donald J. Goergen, OP

Art and the Art of Theology Article by Mary McDermott Shideler in Theology Today, 1971

Why Theology? A Catholic Reflection on Twenty Years of Literature on Theological Education An essay by William Cahoy

U.S. Hispanic/Latino Theology: The "Boom" and Beyond An essay by Jean-Pierre Ruiz, St. John's University, Jamaica

A Cathedral of Ideas Article by Hans Urs von Balthasar in Christian History, 2001. From elements of many traditions, Dante fashioned a towering new theology

Theology: Liberation of Christians An essay by Daniel Liderbach, Canisius College
 

FEMINIST THEOLOGY

Feminist Theology: Rosemary Radford Ruether/Sallie McFague An essay by Rolf Bouma

Feminist Studies in Religion and a Radical Democratic Ethos 1995 article by Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza in the South African journal "Religion & Theology"

Feminist Theology and the Family Excerpts from a talk on "Feminist Theology and the Family", given by Joan O'Brien, professor of classics at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Re-Contextualizing Theology Article by Rosemary Radford Ruether in Theology Today, 1986. James Cone speaks of the 'warring ideals' that have divided African identity. The re-contextualization of theology arises in a somewhat different way for women

Is a Christian Feminist Theology Possible? Article by Anne Carr, B.V.M. in Theological Studies, 1982
 

LIBERATION THEOLOGY

A Concise History of Liberation Theology By Leonardo and Clodovis Boff. From the book Introducing Liberation Theology published by Orbis Books

The Future of Liberation Theology An article by Daniel H. Levine in the Journal of the International Institute

The Basic Question: How to Be Christians in a World of Destitution From Introducing Liberation Theology by Leonardo Boff and Clodovis Boff

Is There a Change of Paradigm in Liberation Theology? José María Vigil

From Wasteland to Promised Land: Liberation Theology for a Post-Marxist World A synopsis by Robert V. Andelson and James M. Dawsey

Debated Issues in Liberation Theology Article by William R. Barr in Theology Today, 1987

Has Liberation Theology Died? Article by Claudio de Oliveira Ribeiro in Ecumenical Review, 1999

Latin American Liberation Theology in the Wake of Capitalism's Triumph Article by Daniel M. Bell, Jr in Journal of Religion and Society, 2000

Experiential Education and the Transformation of Liberation Theology Article by Charles R. Strain in Journal of Religion and Society, 2000
 

African Culture, African Intellectuals and the White Academy in South Africa: Some Implications for Christian Theology in Africa Article by Tinyiko Sam Maluleke in Religion and Theology

The Roots and Fruits of Black Theology Article by Joseph R. Washington, Jr. in Theology Today, 1973

The Story Context of Black Theology Article by James H. Cone in Theology Today, 1975

Black Theology in American Religion Article by James H. Cone in Theology Today, 1986

Black Theology: Retrospect and Prospect Article by Noel Leo Erskine in Theology Today, 1979

Banning Black Theology in South Africa Article by Allan A. Boesak in Theology Today, 1981
 

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Black Catholic Theological Symposium

European Society of Women in Theological Research

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